>>17587343Break marines into seventeen platoons of twenty, sixteen broken into two Strike Forces of eight platoons each commanded by a lieutenant, and one platoon commanded by ourself. The lieutenants and their commands are to thoroughly survey the geography, geology, resources and natives of all local worlds including our prospective homeworld. Ourself and our command platoon will stand in reserve, attend to paperwork, and handle communications with Adeptus presences and local leaders in the region. Librarians and psychic staff seconded to the Librarium are to be distributed equally throughout platoons to maximize communication ability. The lieutenants are to understand that this is NOT a permanent command structure, but a temporary arrangement for the duration of an operation, as the Codex permits. The goal is to create an accurate map of all resources, inanimate, technological, and human, at our immediate disposal. By direct, cooperative communication with the locals, we will maximize the human resources, and by accurate assessment of resources and systems we will lay the groundwork for future optimization. This is NOT an assumption of control over the region, only an assessment of resources in case of urgent need, ie homeworld siege.

It is the beginning of 016.M41 and you find yoruself in you Battleship 'Eternity on the very fringes of Sub-sector Cryptus. Your Chapter is ready to follow you to glory or oblivion and your heart soars with joy when cogitators flicker to life, reminding you of your mission here. It is just the beginning, but you have a good feeling...

this is not a table-top, and i am not a fluff fanatic(though i try to keep fanon to a minimum), so you are not limited to using sm-specific technology, just in case you start losing lots of tech rapidly. it's hard to replace.

>>17587468Lets do this one planet at a time, we don't want to stretch our selves to thin just are we are starting out.

I think we should make a list of things that we should check on each of our planets.Stuff like: Tech LevelLoyaltyNatural resourcesUnnatural resources (factories and the like)Human resourcesObedience to usCults, Gene-stealers, and other bad stuffUnrest and traitorism

>>17587501Do you want to explore unknown systems first or known planets? because arriving at civilised worlds usually requires so sort of diplomatical greeting(because AdMech definitely won't look kindly to some marines roaming around their forges, you know that for sure)

>>17587569I think that we should go to the civilized planets ourselves (with an escort) and send the lieutenant to start searching the unknowns alone (with orders to leave and get us as soon as they find something.

>>17587556How long would you like to spend scouting 1 planet?external scans, mapping, cities(post industrial) and major resources data(oceans, forests, metals) can be gathered in a few weeks, specific or less obvious data, like species, small cities, population loyalty, etc. may take months

>>17587569We should survey even the known planets. The tithe information is insufficient, but we know that these planets are loyal and may come to our aid in need. Hives are vast, we don't know what they might contain.

>>17587639Suggest that we land our capital ship and use it as the core of our monastery, a proper shrine to glorious space warfare. Gun bays can be removed and housed in defense batteries, the engines can be given as gifts to local Techpriest leaders, and so on.

After long discussion you finally reach decision to send Task Force Kappa to explore the space, Task Force Gamma to Tyr with a diplomatic mission and Task Force Alpha(with you) will wait somewhere inbetween to be able to help whichever one ofthese requires assistance,

After a few weeks your head Astropath, Kassandra, reports you, that both Task Forces are doing well and in a few moments you will be able to read their reports.

>>17587651Captain Cessarius(Tyr Task Force):My lord, I am happy to report, that locals have greeted us well and local Governor agreed to give us all assistance we need. Also he told us, that Heidrun has recently fallen to heresy and he would really appreciate if we would help him to wipe out 'those jawa-fucking druggies'. It appears that jawa is some kind of fruit that is being grown on Heidrun. However during our semi-official survey of the planet we stumbled onto some disturbing rumours, about prison camps and massacres being carried out in the forests. It seems our governor is not exactly loved by the people. Detalised survey will come in a month,pic: Tyr

>>17587711Captain Antonius(Task Force Exploration):My liege, our mission is a success. Our Navigator, guided by Emperor's hand through Tarot guided us to a system designated as Lamenta V. One of the worlds here is jungle planet, bustling with life. We are exploring it and it seems, that it is a real 'death-world' by human standarts, we could use it as our recruitment grounds. Unfortunately, we found no traces of Humanity here so far. We will report more later.

>>17587715I support this anon. This chapter on purpose is complete vanilla, you are the first generation marines without any relics, heroes or anything worth remembering. if everything goes well, i hope that we will build a real chapter history without a generator.

so far you know about yourselves only this:-your chapter is a part of unofficial founding. you know, that there are others, but it was kept secret from you.- high lords of terra supervised your training and equipment themselves.- you don't know the origins of your geneseed.

>>17587936X is last location of Task Force Kappa. Red is flow of the warp storm>>17587903Please elaborate on how are you planning to create this network of spy-beaurocrats. Also, does it mean that Task Force Alpha is moving towards Tyr?

How ever the first thing I would do is look over the honor guard and the first company for those with a reputation of skill in that area. Then transfer for them into a sub unit inside our honor guard and start cramming as much history, politics, tactics, logistics, and rhetoric as I can find on the ship. Also I would insert a two hour training segment in tactics, logistics, and rhetoric. (who knows we might find a diamond in the ruff)

While having diplomats was my first thought too, brother. It would be better instead to appoint one of our captains as interim governer of the planet, tasked with restoring order and control he is to take half a company. This is the best way to train one of our captains as a warrior with diplomatic abilities. This will mark us out as warriors first, and governers and politicians later. For the good of the imperium.

There exists the option of killing two birds with one stone. If we were to devote all our resources into finding this planet, we could then make it our chapter home. But also, we could use the 'rewards' to ease our establishing costs.

However, a space armada might prove more usefull, like the other anon said.

>>17588085Tyr isn't too happy with Heidrun right? Why don't we ask for some shitty militia to help kill the fuck out of the rogue trader.We could also try diplomacy, but I would suggest grabbing the militia first just in case that falls through. That way we don't have to make a trip back to Tyr.

>>17588165 No this is a gift. We can get Tyr's army away from the planet, and if goes poorly at first then the people will rebel (see the red revolution) then we can come down for on high give legilimency to the rebels (as part of our dominion). All the while the campaign on Heidrum and we could install a friendly new governor.

>>17588196Dont be so hasty to commit resources when it is human fighting human.

I think we should do this, concerning tyir.>While having diplomats was my first thought too, brother. It would be better instead to appoint one of our captains as interim governer of the planet, tasked with restoring order and control he is to take half a company. This is the best way to train one of our captains as a warrior with diplomatic abilities. This will mark us out as warriors first, and governers and politicians later. For the good of the imperium.

We should get him to immediatly start training a regiment of the imperial guard to accompany us where needed.

>>17588324I see your point, however we do not have the industrial/economic base to suppor this. I think that a new government that owes it's very existence to us will be a more loyal ally them the current governor.

When you agree to meet with him, Moriarty happily replies, that the ball is already being prepared at his palace and his fleet slowly starts to withdraw towards planets orbit. Will you try to stop him or will you roll with this? Also, this would be a good opportunity to leave the system.

Here is how I wish it would play out:We leave here after taking Heidrun's space assets.We send Tyrs army to take control of the planet(May or May not be necessary) The Tyrs get bogged downWe prompt rebels to rebel They take out the governorWe come in and get them to singe the compact (so they don't have to pay the tithe while they sort them selves out)The army comes home victorious (after we assassinated the more powerful of the old governors loyalists)We profit

>>17588543Man we can live for a retarded amount of time. All we have is time. We are already working on finding the ice planet with our space exploration force and working on making contact with all the planets. Heidrun takes precedence because of how we were met with hostility.

>>17588711I thought the trader INVITED us to the ball. That's where he wanted to meet isn't it? Let's take our honor guard and go meet the son of a bitch. In the end it's going to be a big whole mess of PURGE but we can get there without having to fight our way in.

Not the guy you responded to, but...Why don't we actually have our ship ready to bombard the place where the party is taking place?If we go down, we start orbitally bombarding the planet.I would rather not go down except with full wargear.It may be a formal invitation. But we are Space Marines here to purge, not here to make pleasantries.I say we do both.Come in with peaceful thunderhawk.Full wargear with standards and all that fancy Jazz.Walk through like its nothing.If we cannot take the man hostage then we call in drop pods to reinforce our position and take out the damn man.

>Or we could not do this at all.Im still up for my original idea of boarding action in SPESS

>>17588749Did Space Marines, ADEPTUS ASTARTES, MADE FROM THE MASTERMIND OF MAN, lose their goddamned intimidation? Let's not forget they could probably wipe out the entire city given enough ammo. They'll be fine.

>>17588727Dear lords, I am deeply offended by your demands... I've done no lord neither to your servants, nor your vessel, and this world is my domain, as per my Rogue Traders Charter. If you have some sort of problem with me - I suggest we ask Imperial Court for Inter-factional affairs to decide it... Because I see no reason why should i give in to your extortions, and any act of aggression against me is an act of aggression agaisnt Imperium and Emperor, who granted this charter to my dynasty.

>>17588784we have an 83% chance of winning in space you fuck nut. Just because we aren't on board the BIGBADASSSHIP doesn't mean it doesn't fucking work. Plus we all know Traders are huge ego pricks and would definitely meet us face to face.

>>17588914>>17588914I AM THE CHAPTER MASTER OF THE RISING SONS. WE ARE ADEPTUS ASTARTES. YOU HAVE NOT RECOGNIZED OUR SUPERIORITY AND HAVE ORDERED THE EMPERORS CHOSEN AROUND AS IF THEY WERE MERE DOGS! PREPARE TO TASTE THE EMPERORS WRATH HERETIC!

just fucking open fire, we have superiority until the inevitable fucking over by OP

It seems that your agreement to duel, while aggressively maneouvring had it's effect:

Astartes... I despise you. Believe me, Imperium will hear about this. I agree to pay your extortion money in order to save my hard working people. What do you want from me?>Wealth (30)>Machines (tanks/planes/etc, request)> Escort ship> something else?

>>17588936Mutants, heretics, and xenos lovers, perfect. We got all we need to take over the planet in the name of the emperor, and probably get a home while we're at it, let's do this.Fire all weapons!Let's show this heretical scum what the wraith of the Emperor is REALLY like!

>>17588963Take the tanks and planes and begin to exterminate the chaos on this world.

"You are less suited to warfare, it is best you leave it to us. Now we may engage in that ball you suggested, or perhapse you would prefer the duel? You are to be awarded a sign of bravery, a pendent with our chapters sign on it, you do not have any choice in the matter. Then, you will be left to your planet."

>>17589012Focus everything on whichever ship has that bastard rogue trader, and blow it to hell. Then send the rest of their fleet a message that they have no hope of defeating the Astartes, and offer them a chance to surrender.

It would be a waste of lives and ships to destroy them all for the actions of one foolish man.

>>17589065we want to CLAIM itA homeworld would give us somewhere to recruit from, somewhere to make factories to build our forces, to get tilthes from.I support taking the tanks, then purging the chaos & w/e

>>17589065There isn't really a peaceful solution to this. The rogue trader is known to be corrupt, do you truly believe he would ask to duel US with honor in mind? It is a trap, likely designed to kill our best men in one fell swoop. Better to deal with this filth before he can prepare even more defenses planetside.

The machinations of this moriarty have kept the planet in check. But now it is time for us to wipe it clean of chaos taint.Then he may be allowed to run it in whatever way he chooses. He is a rogue trader afterall, and not a space marine chapter master.

He may develop more forces later. But as long as those are imperial rather than chaos. I dont really care. As long as he is confined to his rogue trading enterprises. I dont really care. As long as he does not interfere with our chapter and its base. I dont really care.

>>17589130"The Rogue Trader is key. Take the head, and the body fails. Whatever is left can be mopped up later. Focus on destroying this disgusting mortal, who dares use the own Emperor's endowment as a shield."

These bloodthirsty idiots are ruining my plans. Lets get a record of achivements shall we:

- lets go down to the planet and be out numbered- lets have a dance contest- lets kill everyone in a boarding action- lets kill everyone and sacrifice a quarter of our chapters streangth and geneseed to do it.

>>17589377Enough with your pacifistic complaining. OP has shown us a world filled to the brim with corruption, and we have taken action as befits the Adeptus Astartes. If you wish to sit idly while your enemies prosper, perhaps you should start a Craftworld Quest instead?

>>17589289listen, we got a planet down there, a planet that just reeks of chaos. and we got the emperor's chosen up here, that just love purging. Let's combine the two, let sit for 2 months, and bake ourselves a happy little planet.

>>17589448Contact Tyr, inform them that we have crippled the Heidrun fleet, and the remainder has retreated. Request guardsmen support to deal with the insurrection, and send our forces planetside to support the true Imperials who have remained loyal.

>>17589486I support this. They get their Regiments bloodied, and we can have a clean planet for the rebuildings. If pop is a problem, they could be colonised from Tyr, ala post War of Armageddon (the first).

>>17589457HEY IT'S NOT MY FAULT YOU DIDN'T GET ENOUGH ATTENTION WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG AND NOW DEMAND EVERYONE TO PAY ATTENTION TO YOU AND YOUR "AMAZING IDEAS" . BESIDES ALL OF YOUR IDEAS ARE, LOL WE AREN'T SPESS MAHREENS WE ARE TERRIFIED GUARDSMENGUESS THE FUCK WHAT, ALL YOUR IDEAS LEAVE OUR ENEMIES ALIVE. WHICH DOES NOT HOLD ANY VALUE IN THE INTERESTS OF THE EMPRAH

>>17589448A'ight, we now know those who are resolute in their support of the emperor. It is now time to make planetfall at the most loyal city, and build it into a grand fortress, while retaking the planet step-by-step. Our purge of this planet will be great in deeds, and leave a populace unwavering in loyalty to emperor an astartes.

>>17589521>>17589542>>17589520Konorr, Tyr's dictator is more than glad to hear these news:- My lord, we will make them pay with blood and tears! For almost a century we were thwarted by their fleet, but now we will slaughter them to the last child!

Will you assist Tyr in purge? Transportation to Heidrun?A. Yes/YesB Yes/NoC No/Yes

>>17589608You decide to help Tyr transport bulk of it's army. You know, that 50 marines is a laugh to supervise 24 million Tyran troops who enjoy the long waited slaughter. Day and night, for weeks and for months forests and hills of Heidrun will be filled with screams for mercy and evil laughter. Konorr mentioned you, that those who are deemed worthy enough will be allowed to live as slaves in the servitude for colonists... However until full extermination is achieved, many decades will pass. For now there is only one really disturbing trend - ex-separatists and nationalists more and more often turn to Chaos gods for blessings... (20% Sep -> 20 % Cha)

>>17589792Open dialogue with the Tyran guardsmen, and ask for an update on their status.

What I'd like to do is convince them to redirect the bulk of their efforts towards the growing chaos presence. And while they are occupied with that, move as many loyalists as possible to a safe location, such as a conquered or empty city. We will naturally inform them that their purge is not needed there.

>>17589806It would be nice if you put a little more order into the quest. I suggest that if we keep on arguing about what to do (like we did with the rouge trader) that after a while just call a vote and end it then. Also It would be nice if you were a bit clearer about what has or has not been done. Such as has we started training a diplomatic/logistical core yet?

First thing next thread? CALL THE INQUISITION! This sector is rotten to the core. We need someone who can handle this shit. We can't just bomb EVERYWHERE, the Administratum would get all pissy about tithes.

as I am uk based, it's 3 am here and i have some exams next week, so i am not sure how that will work out. if you want to, you can leave me your email and i will write you when i will now. but probably it will be someday around 7 uk time,